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New Jersey

alp227

(32,796 posts) Sun Nov 3, 2013, 06:50 PM Nov 2013

So how come NJ voters are going for both Booker and Christie this year? [View all]

RealClearPolitics' average of this month's polls shows a 24-point edge for current Gov. Chris Christie. This after Cory Booker won the special election for Frank Lautenberg's former senate seat by 11 points. How could that be? A lot of people in NJ are low-info independents voting strictly on name recognition? Left-leaning moderates who don't mind Christie being a "RINO"? Buono being a weak candidate? What is going on?

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So how come NJ voters are going for both Booker and Christie this year? [View all] alp227 Nov 2013 OP

NJ is not as Dem in non presidential elections. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #1

I heard this morning on tv (don't remember who or what show) that Christie's handling of Arkansas Granny Nov 2013 #2

you mean Christies mishandling of Sandy hollysmom Nov 2013 #3

Yup Christie's stuff was all phony show. gopiscrap Nov 2013 #4

Kick! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #6

I go with "low-info independents voting strictly on name recognition" plus another factor... Jim Lane Nov 2013 #5

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